Open Local Tender Publication / TDHI-TDHI-PROMOSSO-2023-01 / Supply of food goods

vulnerable children in Lebanon and to create a safe and nurturing environment for them to learn and grow. 

Object of the Agreement: Terre des Hommes Italy in Lebanon (hereinafter referred to as TDH IT) is looking to sign a frame-work agreement with a qualified supplier to supply food items and deliver them to various locations in Lebanon.

Selection and Awarding Criteria: The evaluation team shall review and evaluate the Financial and Technical Bids separately on the basis of their responsiveness to the requirements and technical specifications, and the other documentation required/provided:

TDH IT will conduct the evaluation solely on the basis of the Bids received, noting that the winning bidder knowingly making false information - whether in the tender or email communication will constitute false misrepresentation that will lead to financial penalties and/or termination of contract. Evaluation of Bids shall be undertaken in the following steps:

Essential Criteria (Pass/ Fail):

Criteria which bidders must meet in order to progress to the next round of evaluation. If a bidder does not meet any of the Essential Criteria, they will be excluded from the tender process immediately. These criteria are scored as ‘Pass’ / ‘Fail’.

1. Original documents duly signed and stamped (Tender dossier / Eligibility declaration / tender registration form / financial offer (separate file)
2. Legal Status including Bidder Registration in Country, Certificate of registration/incorporation, Tax and VAT Compliance.
3. Conflict of Interest.
4. Bid Validity period.
5. Delivery of samples
6. Matching delivery terms (within 5 days after signing of PO)
7. Ability to deliver to all locations (Souk Ghareb, Jbeil, Baabda, Beirut)
8. Table of description for Lot A.
9. Financial offer in excel sheet (Annex 1 – Financial offer)
10. Package including samples of all listed items within the BOQ

Evaluation of Quality Phase: (Criteria A, weight 30%)

                Based on quality check per item (Criteria A1, weight 30%)

Bids having more than 10% of items evaluated as rejected will be considered ineligible.

Bids must have a minimum score of 18 over 30 in the technical evaluation phase in order to pass to the financial evaluation phase.

Evaluation of Financial Phase: Criteria B, weight 70%)

Bidder’s prices should demonstrate an economically advantageous position for TDH IT;

Fixed prices for the period of the agreement/contract; preferred at least 2 years